Wladimir Klitschko vs Tyson Fury II Rematch has been finally rescheduled and the fight will take place in England at the Manchester Arena on Saturday, 29th October 2016. The rematch was first scheduled for July date but injury to Fury forced authorities to move the date in late 2016.

The first official announcement of the mega rematch fight between Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko is imminent and as the reports in british media suggest a formal press conference will take place on Friday, 08 April with official confirmation of the fight/venue and dates. It is almost certain that the rematch will take place in London, England at Wembley Arena or O2 Arena and the fight date is likely to be Saturday, 16th July 2016. We will have more updates at midday Friday.

KLITSCHKO vs FURY II REMATCH – CONFIRMED

DETAILS

Rematch Clause ?

When Fury signed contract to fight Klitschko for 28th November bout, Klitschko had an immediate rematch clause in case he losses the fight. Klitschko has decided to exercise his right

Date

29th October 2016 (Confirmed)

Venue

Manchester Arena, Manchester

Network

RTL to have PPV rights in Germany while BoxNaion will broadcast live in the UK

Purse Split

Tyson Fury has the right to demand 75% of the fight purse for the rematch. Which means he can make three times more money than the first fight

Titles

Fury can only defend two titles (WBO and WBA) against Klitschko in the rematch as he has been stripped of IBF title

Tyson Fury has couple of other massive fights on the horizon as well with the likes of Deontay Wilder, David Haye and even Anthony Joshua’s name been mentioned since his victory over Klitschko. The rematch with Ukrainian will surely make a lot of sense both in terms of money and worldwide audience which will generate massive attraction although the first fight was anything but exciting.